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97 events • 5 tracks • 2 concurrent events
2 days
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7:30 am to 8:00 am
The Dubai School Leader in 2030
This session explores what educational leadership will demand in the next decade as Dubai continues to position itself as a global education hub. We'll examine emerging trends in pedagogy, technology, student wellbeing, and community expectations, alongside the leadership capabilities required to navigate rapid change.
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7:30 am to 7:50 am
The State of EdTech 2027: Innovation, AI and the Future of Learning
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7:30 am to 7:50 am
Performance Management That Actually Improves Performance
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7:30 am to 7:40 am
Opening Remarks
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7:30 am to 8:00 am
Belonging in the UAE: What It Means for the Dubai Child
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7:40 am to 8:00 am
Educating for a Sustainable Future: Embedding Sustainability Across Every Classroom
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7:50 am to 8:10 am
AI Passed the Exam. Now What? Assessment 3.0: From Measuring the Past to Building the Future
The case for assessment reform has been made. This session is about what comes next. Grounded in my white paper Assessment 3.0: Aligning K-12 Education with Life Beyond School and drawing from discussions at the Roundtable on Assessment for Future Schools, this session will offer a phased model for moving from exam-centric systems toward portfolio-based, competency-driven, AI-supported assessment, tested in active partnership with universities and employers. One idea runs through it: in a world
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7:50 am to 8:10 am
Skills Passport: Shifting School MIS Data from Institutional Analytics to Student Agency
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8:00 am to 8:20 am
Leading Digital Transformation: Technology as a Tool, Not a Takeover
This session explores how education leaders can lead thoughtful digital transformation that enhances learning without losing sight of human connection, creativity, and critical thinking. We'll look at how to make strategic technology decisions, support teachers in meaningful integration, and prepare students for a digital future while maintaining balance and wellbeing. Participants will gain frameworks for evaluating edtech, building digital literacy across the school community, and ensuring tec
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8:00 am to 8:20 am
From Intention to Action: Equipping Educators to Build Inclusive Schools Through Sports
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8:00 am to 8:30 am
What We Track Is What We Come to Value: What We Deleted From Childhood Without Deciding To
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8:10 am to 8:30 am
Future-Focused Education 5.0: Reimagined & Transformed with AI
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8:10 am to 8:50 am
Transforming Arabic Language Learning: Innovation, Engagement, and Fluency
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8:20 am to 8:40 am
Self-Directed Teachers and A Culture of Professional Learning
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8:20 am to 8:40 am
Beyond the Smiley Face: Measuring Wellbeing in Neurodiverse Students
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8:30 am to 8:50 am
Beyond Agentic AI: Embodied Intelligence and the Future of Learning
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8:30 am to 8:50 am
The Multilingual Child: Supporting Arabic, English and Home Languages Through Play & Sensory Aware Design
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8:40 am to 9:00 am
Leading the Learning Revolution: How School Leaders Can Transform Education in the Age of AI and Opportunity
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8:40 am to 9:25 am
What Does Effective Wellbeing Leadership in Schools Look Like? Building a Culture Where Students and Staff Can Thrive
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8:50 am to 9:20 am
Cybersecurity, Digital Literacy, and Student Empowerment in the AI Era
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8:50 am to 9:10 am
Rankings and Reputation
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8:50 am to 9:10 am
Floorbooks – Working Together to Document Learning
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9:00 am to 9:20 am
From Vision to Ownership: Building Innovation, Capacity, Commitment and Leadership Pipelines
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9:10 am to 9:30 am
Beyond Public Speaking: Teaching Students to Own Their Story
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9:10 am to 9:40 am
Belonging in Practice - Real Stories of Belongingness From Educator’s Perspective
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9:20 am to 9:40 am
Scaffolding the Leap: Cultivating Higher Education Readiness in KS5
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9:20 am to 9:40 am
Digital Divide or Digital Bridge - Access in a Diverse Society
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9:25 am to 9:45 am
Vocational Training and Transition Planning for Students of Determination (15 Years and Above)
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9:30 am to 10:00 am
Partnerships with Purpose: Collaboration That Transforms Education
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9:40 am to 10:05 am
Chosen for a Reason: How Rashid & Latifa School Plan to Transform Maths Outcomes
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9:40 am to 10:00 am
Built by a Student, for Students: Lessons from an AI Platform Used in 50+ Countries
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9:40 am to 10:00 am
Every Child Has a Voice: Creating Communication‑Rich Early Years Environments
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9:45 am to 10:05 am
Positive Behaviour Through Relationships: Connection Before Correction
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10:00 am to 10:25 am
From Experimentation to Impact: EdTech That Earns Its Place
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10:00 am to 10:25 am
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10:00 am to 10:20 am
Where Feelings Take Shape: Play Therapy Approaches for Early Childhood
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10:05 am to 10:25 am
Built For What's Next - How Young People Develop the Mindset, Confidence & Leadership Skills to Shape the Future
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10:05 am to 10:25 am
Why Safeguarding Must Come First in Schools
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10:20 am to 10:40 am
Creating Inclusive Environments for Children of Determination
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10:25 am to 10:45 am
Accreditation Without The Chaos: Making The Right Choices, Delivering Well and Demonstrating Impact
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10:25 am to 11:00 am
Screen Value vs Screen Time: Creating a Culture of Technology Implementation That Truly Makes a Difference
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10:25 am to 10:50 am
Every Student Knows Their Next Step
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10:25 am to 10:50 am
From Classroom to Colony: Starting a Citywide Beekeeping Movement & Embedding Sustainability Through Real-World Learning
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10:40 am to 11:00 am
Building Emotionally Secure Classrooms: Attachment‑Informed Practice in Early Years
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10:45 am to 11:15 am
From Compliance to Excellence: Driving School Improvement Through the UAE Inspection Framework
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10:50 am to 11:20 am
A Diploma Hangover: Can Higher Education Cope With This Epidemic?
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10:50 am to 11:10 am
Every Transition Matters: Building an Inclusive Transition Framework from Early Years to Secondary
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11:00 am to 11:30 am
Why The Next Great Ventures Will Be Built Inside Classrooms
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11:00 am to 11:20 am
The Curious Child: Designing Environments That Spark Wonder
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11:10 am to 11:30 am
القيادة المدرسية والتعليم الدامج: نحو دمج فعّال للطلبة ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحّد / School Leadership and Inclusive Education: Towards Effective Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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11:20 am to 11:40 am
Beyond the Classroom: Transforming Lives Through an Enrichment Curriculum
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11:20 am to 11:50 am
Serious About Play: What High‑Quality Play Looks Like in Dubai Classrooms
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11:30 am to 12:15 pm
The Human Advantage: Designing Education for Skills AI Cannot Replace
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11:30 am to 11:55 am
Beyond Heroic Leadership: Fostering Sustainable Leadership in UAE Private Schools
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11:40 am to 12:00 pm
Local Identity, Global Standards & British Pedagogy: Lessons from a British School in Cambodia
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11:50 am to 12:10 pm
Risk, Challenge, and Joy: Rethinking Play in the UAE Context
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11:55 am to 12:15 pm
Creating a Curriculum with Heart: Where Innovation Meets Purpose
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12:00 pm to 12:20 pm
Solving Emiratisation Through Apprenticeships
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12:00 pm to 12:30 pm
Curriculum Enrichment: From Student-Centred Strategies to Real-World Learning Experiences
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12:10 pm to 12:30 pm
The Science of Play: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Exploration
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12:15 pm to 12:40 pm
95% of Your Students Are Using AI. 5% Lie.
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12:15 pm to 1:00 pm
Future-Ready Schools: The Intersection of Wellbeing, Belonging, and Learning
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12:20 pm to 1:00 pm
Inclusive Leadership: Creating Schools Where Every Child Thrives
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12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Marketing Your School: AI, Social Media, and Authentic Storytelling
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12:30 pm to 1:10 pm
Move, Play, Grow: Embedding Physical Development Across EYFS
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1:00 pm to 1:40 pm
Inclusive Leadership: Creating Schools Where Every Child Thrives
66 concurrent sessions
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1:40 pm to 2:00 pm
Transforming Teaching and Learning: Moving from Isolated Excellence to System Wide Impact
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6:30 am to 6:50 am
Future Ready Skills - University & Beyond
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6:30 am to 7:10 am
The Digital Ambassador Programme: Reinventing Student Digital Leadership
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6:30 am to 6:50 am
Financial Risk Literacy for Modern Educators
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6:50 am to 7:10 am
The Consistency Paradox: Simple in Theory, Elusive in Practice
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6:50 am to 7:30 am
Transforming Reading Across Contexts: Strategies for Engagement, Achievement, and Multilingual Success
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7:10 am to 7:30 am
Elevating Learners from Passive Consumers to Active Creators Using Tech Tools and AI
6 concurrent sessions
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7:30 am to 8:10 am
The AI-Enhanced Educator: Practical Strategies for Designing More Impactful Learning
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7:30 am to 7:50 am
Connecting Thinking, Languages and Cultures through Inquiry-Based Learning
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7:50 am to 8:10 am
Building and Sustaining Positive School Culture
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7:50 am to 8:10 am
Rebuilding Vocational Education Around Purpose
4 concurrent sessions
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8:10 am to 8:50 am
Leading with Heart and Mind: Emotional and Collaborative Intelligence for an AI-Driven World
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8:10 am to 8:40 am
Speaking STEM: Leveraging Technology to Transform Multilingual Classrooms
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8:10 am to 8:35 am
What Long-Term Independent Projects Teach Us About Student Agency & Future-Ready Learning
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8:40 am to 9:25 am
AI-Powered Personalisation: From Data to Actionable Learning Strategies
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8:50 am to 9:10 am
Curriculum Leadership: Balancing Standards, Innovation, and Local Context
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9:10 am to 9:35 am
Case Study - The First 100 Days: Winning the Trust of Parents as a New School Leader
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9:25 am to 9:50 am
AI for Inclusion: Early Detection & Personalised Learning
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9:35 am to 10:15 am
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9:50 am to 10:15 am
AI, Digital Learning & Emerging Technologies: From Tool to Decision-Support Layer
9 concurrent sessions
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10:15 am to 11:00 am
Beyond Information: Curriculum Design for an AI-Saturated World
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10:35 am to 10:55 am
Teflon Rhinos and Dung Beetle Determination: 5 Lessons in leadership from the wild plains of Africa
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10:55 am to 11:15 am
From Evaluation to Empowerment: Coaching Supervision for School Leaders
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11:00 am to 11:20 am
Impact of AI on Transformative Leadership - An Action Research Approach
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11:15 am to 11:35 am
Lessons in Leadership from a 16-Year-Old Founder
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11:20 am to 11:40 am
AI as a Strategic Partner: Rethinking Human Resource Management in Schools
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11:35 am to 11:55 am
Student Voice and Leadership: Empowering Young People as Partners
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11:40 am to 12:05 pm
Level Up Your Classroom: Gamification with Purpose
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11:55 am to 12:15 pm
The Power of Change Management in the AI Era
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12:05 pm to 1:00 pm
Building Human Capability with AI
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12:15 pm to 12:55 pm
Delivering Results Through Inclusion: A Leadership Approach to Whole-School Success
11 concurrent sessions
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The Dubai School Leader in 2030
7:30 am to 8:00 am· 30 min
otherLeaders In Education
This session explores what educational leadership will demand in the next decade as Dubai continues to position itself as a global education hub. We'll examine emerging trends in pedagogy, technology, student wellbeing, and community expectations, alongside the leadership capabilities required to navigate rapid change.